Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost more than 4.11 lakh wireless (mobile) subscribers in January 2026, according to official telecom subscription data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday. The telecom giant’s wireless subscriber base decreased to 19.84 crore at the end of January, down from 19.88 crore at the end of December.
However, the subscriber loss in January is narrower than what was reported the previous month. In December, Vodafone Idea lost nearly 9.41 lakh customers from the 19.97 crore subscriber base reported for November 2025.
Vi’s market share in broadband (wired and wireless) services decreased to 12.25% in January, from 12.75% in December.
Bharti Airtel meanwhile, saw the largest number of additions to wireless mobile subscribers, adding 444.07 lakh customers to take the count up to 46.78 crore in January. Reliance Jio, meanwhile, added 24.38 lakh new subscribers, and BSNL added 2.71 lakh new subscribers during the month. MTNL, meanwhile, lost 6,562 customers during the period.
Vodafone Idea share price
Vodafone Idea shares have declined nearly 16% in the past one month, but gained around 12% in the past six months and 29% in the past one year. Earlier this week, the shares of the telco jumped after The Economic Times reported that Singapore-based ST Telemedia and India’s JSW Group, among a few other domestic and global investors, are in talks with the telecom giant for a potential stake acquisition.
Earlier this year, Vodafone Idea received a 10-year relaxation on the bulk of its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities, providing major cash-flow relief to the debt-laden telecom operator. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) froze the company’s AGR dues and allowed staggered repayments spread over 16 years until 2041.
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